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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
Kurt Schrader | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 100% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Richard Shelby | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Heath Shuler | 100% | |||
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
John Barrow | 83% | |||
Dan Boren | 83% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
Mo Brooks | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 83% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 83% | |||
Sam Farr | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 83% |
Dave Loebsack | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 83% |
Jim Matheson | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 83% |
Mike Ross | 83% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83% |
Dennis Cardoza | 80% | |||
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Frank Wolf | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 75% |
Pete Stark | 75% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 66% |
Steve Austria | 66% | |||
Lou Barletta | 66% | |||
Joe Barton | 66% | |||
Rob Bishop | 66% | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 66% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 66% |
Ander Crenshaw | 66% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 66% |
Randy Forbes | 66% | |||
Michael Grimm | 66% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 66% |
Gregg Harper | 66% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 66% |
Joe Heck, Jr. | 66% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 66% | |||
Pete King | 66% | |||
Adam Kinzinger | 66% | |||
Steve LaTourette | 66% | |||
Leonard Lance | 66% | |||
Tom Latham | 66% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 66% | |||
Thaddeus McCotter | 66% | |||
Tim Murphy | 66% | |||
Ron Paul | 66% | |||
Scott Rigell | 66% | |||
Phil Roe | 66% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
Kurt Schrader | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 100% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Richard Shelby | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Heath Shuler | 100% | |||
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
John Barrow | 83% | |||
Dan Boren | 83% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
Mo Brooks | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 83% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 83% | |||
Sam Farr | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 83% |
Dave Loebsack | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 83% |
Jim Matheson | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 83% |
Mike Ross | 83% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 83% |
Dennis Cardoza | 80% | |||
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Frank Wolf | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 75% |
Pete Stark | 75% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 66% |
Steve Austria | 66% | |||
Lou Barletta | 66% | |||
Joe Barton | 66% | |||
Rob Bishop | 66% | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 66% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 66% |
Ander Crenshaw | 66% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 66% |
Randy Forbes | 66% | |||
Michael Grimm | 66% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 66% |
Gregg Harper | 66% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 66% |
Joe Heck, Jr. | 66% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 66% | |||
Pete King | 66% | |||
Adam Kinzinger | 66% | |||
Steve LaTourette | 66% | |||
Leonard Lance | 66% | |||
Tom Latham | 66% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 66% | |||
Thaddeus McCotter | 66% | |||
Tim Murphy | 66% | |||
Ron Paul | 66% | |||
Scott Rigell | 66% | |||
Phil Roe | 66% |